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D-DAY DROP – “STICK 21”By Robert Taylor
At 23.45 on the night of 5 June 1944, the 101st Airborne’s most legendary unit of combat paratroopers – the notorious “Filthy Thirteen” – jumped into France near the village of Sainte Mère Église, in the final hours before the D-Day landings.
They were the Screaming Eagles’ most notorious unit, a small bunch of raw, tough, ruthless young men. Hard drinking and savage fighting – and that was only in training -with scant regard for authority. And if the reputation of this unique bunch of renegades within the ranks of the 101st was formidable, for the Germans it became one of sheer terror.
Officially they were the First Demolition Squadron, HQ Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne. Unofficially they were the “Filthy Thirteen.”
Superbly crafted in his unique blend of pencil and paint on tinted paper, Robert Taylor’s classic Masterwork Drawing captures the moment on the night of 5 June 1944 when the 101st Airborne’s legendary squad of elite paratroopers jump into battle in the vital hours before the D-Day landings commence. The pilots of the 440th Troop Carrier Group struggle to keep their Dakotas level as deadly flak pummels the formation.
THE US AIRBORNE EDITION -THE SIGNATURES
This graphite print is personally signed by the artist and TEN veteranswho served with the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions during the Allied Invasion. These distinguished signatories have signed in tribute to all the men who fought in 1944 with the US Airborne Divisions on D-Day and the Normandy invasion:
SergeantJAKE “MCNASTY”MCNIECE
Private First ClassJACK “HAWKEYE”WOMER
Lieutenant ColonelJAMES “MAGGIE”MEGELLAS
SergeantBOBBEARDEN
SergeantMILTONSCHLESENER
Private 1st ClassBILLMAYNARD
SergeantEDTIPPER
SergeantBILLTRUE
First SergeantFRANKSOBOLESKI
CorporalHERBSUERTH
This historic print was published in 2011 and is personally signed by some of the most iconic US Airborne veterans of WWII, makingit essential for collectors of military art and autograph hunters alike.
